Bank-protector



(No Model.)

J. A. SAXON. BANK PROTECTOR.

No. 448,547. Patented Mar. 1'7, 1891.

'r' n 1 er 4 F, l H M NITED STATES PATENT Orrrcs.

JAMES A. SAXON, OF LEONARD, TEXAS.

BAN K-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,547, dated March17, 1891.

Application filed July 1,1890. Serial No. 357,427. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be 1t known that I, JAMES A. SAXON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leonard,

' door and a window provided each with my protector. Fig. 2 illustratesin detail the trigger. My invention consists in providing doors,windows, and other openings with suitable metallic shields that may bereadily placed in position by a slight movement of the hand or foot ofthe operator.

Referring to the several parts of my invention by letter, Z is thetrigger, which consists of the horizontal arm'A, from the inner end ofwhich depends the vertical arm a, the point of junction of which isprovided with the hole or bearing-seat a, adapted to receive the axleI), placed transversely in the projecting lugs B, which are secured tothe casing or support 0. To the lower end of the arm a is pivotallysecured the bolt D, which is arranged to reach through the casing O toengage the metallic shield or protector E, as will be hereinafterreferred to. The door or window to be provided with my protector hassecured to each side thereof the guides F, and

0 indicates the supporting-piece, which is arranged as shown. The guidesF are adapted to receive the protector or shield to permit the same towork up and down above and over the window or door or other opening. Thearm A is held normally in a horizontal position by the spring G, one endof which is secured to the outer end of the arm A, while the other endis left free to play up and down in the guide H, secured to the surfaceof the support 0. The trigger is actuated or controlled by means of therope I, secured to the outer end of the armAand arranged to reach upwardthrough the pulley-block J and thence downward to a point convenient andwithin the control of the operator.

In operation the shield is raised above the window or door to beprotected until the bolt D passes under the lower edge thereof, and thussecured in position above the window or door, and when it is desired tolower the shield or protector over the window or other opening all thatis necessary to be done is for the operator to give a downward pull uponthe rope, which passes through the pulleys and is secured to thetrigger, when the bolt will be withdrawn and the shield will drop by itsown weight into position over the door or window. It will be understoodthat two or more triggers may be used upon the same shield or protector,if desired. The free end of the rope adaped to actuate the trigger maybe secured to a suitable pedal or lever that may be operated by thefoot.

The use of my invention will be appreciated by bankers and others whoare desirous to guard against the depredations of robbers;

and it will be readily understood that when such marauders enter withthe intention of robbing the bank or other building provided with myprotector all that is necessary to be done is for the attendant orattendants of the bank to give a downward pull upon the rope connectedto the trigger, when the shield will automatically drop into place overthe door or other opening. The several ropes actuating the triggersmaybe so connected that they will terminate in one rope, so that asingle pull thereon will act upon all the shields simultaneously andinclose all the openings.

Believing that the advantages and operation of my invention will bereadily understood from the foregoing description, further referencethereto is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a bank-protector, the combination of the guides, the shieldmounted therein and adapted to have avertical movement, thetriggerarranged to hold saidshield normally above the opening andarranged to drop the same in place over the opening, the springconnected to the arm of the trigger and arranged to hold the same in ahorizontal position and thus force the bolt inward and under the shield,the pulley J, and the rope secured therein, substantially as set forth.

2. A bank-protector eonsistingof the guides, the shield mounted therein,the trigger eonsistingof the arm A, provided with an arm a, the latterhaving pivotally secured at its lower end the bolt arranged to hold theshield in the position above the opening, and the rope connected to thearm and passing through the pulley and adapted to actuate the trigioger, substantially as described, and for the purpose named.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES A. SAXON. \Vitnesses:

W. A. BAXTER, W. S. FARMER.

